Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Zugvögel by Charlotte McConaghy

109 reviews

cort_kaye's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

The hand is heavier than Moby Dick but the story sucks you in anyway/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

e11en's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicide, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

melonbob's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Car accident

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

cmwilliams29's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I was floored by this book. I still am. It takes a lot for me to give 5 stars, and I hardly want to say anything else about this book because no short recap could possibly do it justice. I want to cry but haven’t managed to yet. I’m sure the tears will come. An absolutely stunning piece of fiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Car accident

Moderate: Animal death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicide, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Terminal illness and Vomit

jmbz38's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

marykatpat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

ladynocturnal's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A beautiful story of human connection and finding your place in the world. I loved the characters and writing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Miscarriage

jourdanicus's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Lovely writing, and I really enjoyed the audio. Frannie... Not the most likeable character, and such a well written example of such. I loved the way the narrative went back and forth in time, it was very smoothly and even at times poetically done. 

Climate change, extinction, suicidal ideation, loss... All very dark themes, yes, but woven together so, so well in this book, and I can forgive the darkness for its ending

on a note of hope

. I don't think the themes were handled with cynicism at all which I really appreciate. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

amreading17's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Abandonment

errie's review against another edition

challenging reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Vomit, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail